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The fetishization of money - the next level
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As I talked to people that are common with Marx, they explained to me
that what I mean is known as the fetishization of wares.
But in the following I'll point out another phenomenon, that is somehow
connected to the concept of the fetishization of wares, but has
different causes.
This is about people spending an amount of money for goods that is
beyond any proportionality. You could assume that this is caused by the
fetishization of wares, which means that they are willing to pay far
more than the product's actual (= functional) value.
But from what I observed it's possible that people have lost the ability
to weigh how much they had to work for purchasing a product.
budget smartphone --> you get a smartphone + 10 days without work
newest iPhone --> you get a smartphone
This seems very odd to me, as I notice people often complaining about
having no time for family and not enough free time in general. Most of
my collegues also complain about disliking their job.
So how in hell can you come to a decision like buying an iPhone, that
imprisons you 10 days longer in your workplace that you dislike so much?
Keeping you away from friends and family and the things you really like.
People lose the connection between the money they pay for a product and
the lifetime they spend earning that money.
They accept their employment as if it would be a form of slavery. This
acceptance is caused by existancial fear.
Entirely detached from that they are calculating what shiny things they
can buy from their monthly income, to make their slave life a bit more
bearable.